Though filled with what many academics see as anti-racist and anti-slavery themes, “Huckleberry Finn” presents an unvarnished depiction of the antebellum South and includes use of the the n ...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is banned in public ... Huck’s rebellious character is a recurring issue, as well. However, the themes of this book are quite wholesome as ...

Mark Twain's iconic novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has ... stayed truer to Twain’s gritty themes. Disney's 1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn with Elijah Wood aimed for a more family ...

GREENWICH — Huckleberry Finn is a legend in American fiction ... Everett will visit Greenwich in October to talk about the book and its themes. "James" is told from Jim's point of view and ...

Early on in the composition of James, Everett knew that he would amplify a theme in Huckleberry Finn that Twain introduces yet elides – Jim’s role as a father figure to Huck. “ It’s present in Twain’s ...

“James,” which reexamines Jim from Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in an attempt to give the character “control of his own story.” Everett also tackles the issue of ...

In fact, one of the major themes in this book is just how dangerous ... safe white people in this book. … ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ is maybe the original avatar of the white savior ...

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain is one of the cornerstones of American literature. "James," a new novel by Percival Everett, takes another look at the story and brings an ...